To avenge is to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed you, or harmed someone you love, or done a serious wrong. It is the verb for 'making them pay' after an injury or an insult.

To avenge報仇這個動詞 is to hurt or punish someone指傷害或懲罰某人 because因為 they have harmed you對方傷害了你, or或 harmed someone you love傷害了你愛的人, or或 done a serious wrong做了嚴重的錯事。It它 is the verb for 'making them pay'是「讓對方付出代價」的動詞 after an injury or an insult在受傷或受辱之後。

The word feels a little like stories, films, and history — more than kitchen-table talk, where people might say get back at or make them pay. Though actually, careful English likes to keep avenge and revenge apart: you avenge a person or a wrong (you do it for them, or for the injury), and you take revenge on the one who did it.

The word這個詞 feels a little like stories, films, and history帶點故事、電影和歷史的味道 — more than kitchen-table talk而不太像餐桌上的閒聊，where在那種場合 people might say get back at or make them pay人們可能會說get back at或make them pay。Though actually不過其實，careful English講究的英文 likes to keep avenge and revenge apart喜歡把avenge和revenge分開: you你 avenge a person or a wrong是為某人或某件錯事報仇 (you你 do it for them, or for the injury是為了他們，或為了那件傷害而做), and而 you你 take revenge on the one who did it則是對做這件事的人「取得報復」。

In real life even native speakers mix the two, and many just use revenge for everything. Superhero films have made Avenger a household word, which keeps avenge alive in a slightly comic-book way.

In real life在現實生活中 even native speakers連母語人士 mix the two也會把兩者搞混, and而 many很多人 just use revenge for everything乾脆什麼都用revenge。Superhero films超級英雄電影 have made Avenger a household word讓Avenger（復仇者）變成家喻戶曉的詞, which這 keeps avenge alive in a slightly comic-book way讓avenge帶著點漫畫感繼續活在語言裡。